Rumble...
A violent explosion swept across the battlefield. As the Tailed Beast Bombs collided, streaks of lightning flashed across the sky.
Standing on the leveled ground, Zou Hyuga watched the flames lingering on the scorched earth as he walked toward Shukaku, forming another Tailed Beast Bomb in his hand.
After the Tailed Beast Bomb exploded, Zou Hyuga's heart bled at the sight of all the equipment here being destroyed.
Even his gaze toward Shukaku turned hostile. He no longer intended merely to drive Shukaku away; he would teach him a lesson he would never forget.
With a leap, Zou Hyuga appeared right in front of Shukaku and detonated the Tailed Beast Bomb in his face.
Flashes of fire erupted one after another. Shukaku had now lost half his body and stared at Zou Hyuga in terror.
He had never seen a ninja who could use a Tailed Beast Bomb, nor one who could withstand it with his own flesh. His opponent was not another jinchūriki, but simply a ninja.
For some reason, Shukaku remembered the terror of being controlled and instinctively tried to flee.
But a single hand seized the now-shrunken Shukaku, leaving him unable to move.
What terrified Shukaku even more was that the hand was draining his scant remaining chakra at an astonishing rate. Before long, he felt utterly hollow.
As his chakra drained away, Shukaku's strength gradually faded. He turned to Zou Hyuga, pressed his hands together, and begged, "Stop hitting me! I'll go back to Sunagakure with you..."
Beneath his mask, Zou Hyuga sounded puzzled. "What do you mean, Sunagakure?"
Shukaku was taken aback. "Aren't you a ninja Sunagakure sent to capture me?"
"What does Sunagakure have to do with this?" Zou Hyuga continued absorbing chakra without slowing down and said flatly, "You barged into my